MESA, Ariz. -- Shohei Ohtani had no issues with his pitches or the new clock in his first spring training outing this year, his only one for the Los Angeles Angels before he joins Japan for the World Baseball Classic.
Ohtani pitched 2u2153 hitless innings against Oakland on Tuesday, striking out two and walking two. The two-way star, beginning his last season before he can become a free agent, did not bat.
"It's always good to get the first game under my belt," Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. "The main goal today was to feel out all my pitches.